According to State Development Minister Bill Marmion, the project is expecting to create up to 500 jobs during the two-year construction phase as well as more than 115 jobs once the processing plant is operational.

Construction is expected to commence within the next two months and completed by late-2018 according to Phil Thick, Tianqi Lithium Australia’s General Manager.

“Tianqi’s lithium plant ticks a lot of boxes for Western Australia and is set to become a significant contributor to the State’s economy.

“Building the plant here in WA will create construction and production jobs; it adds value to the minerals before they are exported; it encourages innovation and the production process is safe and environmentally sound,” Mr Thick said.

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